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No posts for blind in the Civil Services? - Volume 2 Issue 14: Disability News and Information Service for India

No posts for blind in the Civil Services?

DNIS News Network -- The Union Government has failed to identify any services
suitable for the recruitment of blind and low vision persons in the civil services.

A Supreme Court judgement in March 1993 and provisions of Persons with Disability
Act 1996 have not enabled the government to identify any jobs in the Indian
Civil Service suitable for visually challenged candidates. As per the PWD Act,
the government is required to review and revise the list of identified posts
every three years. The failure to do so on the part of the government has denied
several deserving visually impaired candidates from a post in the services.

Dr Anil Aneja of All India Confederation of the Blind has accused the government
of adopting double standards. “While on one hand it has formed a PWD Act,
on the other it is itself not following the guidelines even despite Supreme
Court Order,” he said.

At present the posts are being identified in the group A services only, limiting
the choice for the visually challenged. Dr Aneja’s organisation has identified
some posts where visually challenged persons can be easily absorbed, like in
the Indian Postal Services.

“With the increasing use of technology, it would be possible for a blind
person to perform with ease such activities like planning, coordination and
monitoring the vast network of offices and postal services across the country.
Hence it would be prudent to reserve IPS for the purpose of appointment of blind
and low vision persons”, he added. Beside IPS, the group has identified
various posts in the Indian Information Service, Indian Administrative Service
and Indian Trade Service amongst others.